Particularly that image is weeks old reeking shit. Regardless of the country, religious politicians have done everything in their power to fuck over those that don't believe the same, sometimes with success, sometimes with failure, but they are fucking relentless. You want to know what religion does to you? Look no further than the US where religious idiots voted a known pedophile into office because some literally said "He is the second coming of jeebus!"

The stupidity is real and if it would only have consequences for themselves, I would not give a fuck, let them suffer for their own dumb-ass decisions, but the problem is that it does have consequences for everybody.

No religion has ever been a force for good, ever, and I can't wait for the day that humanity grows up and stops believing in stone-age fairy tales.

[–] LoveCanada@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago

There's a huge difference between the American version of Christian and the Canadian one. Canada, to its credit, largely separates church and state.

But your last sentence is dead wrong. "No religion has ever been a force for good" As someone who used to work for a charity and has studied quite a few of them, you probably dont realize that almost ALL large humanitarian charities have been started by religious groups. Like the Red Cross, Samaritan's Purse, World Vision, Compassion International and the Salvation Army. And you have more than likely benefitted from Canada's free healthcare system (if you're Canadian) which was started by none other than Tommy Douglas, a Baptist minister before becoming a politician. Those charities and our healthcare system have literally saved millions of lives and fed and clothed and taken care of millions of others. Because of their faith.